Judicial Review of EU Sanctions – Advanced

This advanced course focuses on one of the most contemporary and important fields of EU law, especially in terms of number of cases brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The course will offer highly practical insights and ensure a thorough understanding of the most delicate procedural aspects, the most relevant litigation strategies and applicable limitations to the judicial review of EU Sanctions before the CJEU. Specialised practitioners and experts will give participants an in-depth understanding of the technicalities of the judicial review of the legality of EU sanctions. Participants will additionally be immersed in concrete procedural and litigation strategies, so as to enhance the efficacy of participants’ own litigation choices.

What will you learn:

You will become acquainted with the procedural specificities of EU sanctions and the avenues open to contest their legality.

You will gain professional insights into several technical aspects of the action for annulment of EU sanctions initiated by individuals and their legal counsels. You will also enhance your knowledge on how to assess the relevance of an appeal against a decision of the General Court.

Grounds of review, the rules on legal standing and all other crucial aspects of the procedures available to challenge the legality of EU restrictive measures will be studied and clarified, granting you a comprehensive and detailed overview of the current judicial landscape.

Examples from case law will provide the starting point for discussions of issues pertaining to access to classified documents that might underlie given sanctions. Special focus will be given to the obligations weighing on the EU institutions and especially the Council.

Course methodology/highlights:

The course will be conducted by highly reputable legal experts who will discuss key topics, illustrated with examples and cases from litigation practice.

All presentations will be followed by interactive Q&A sessions. Group discussions throughout the course will provide enhanced learning opportunities.

The opportunity to interact with our experts aims to encourage an exchange of ideas, experiences and practices among our highly qualified participants themselves. In that spirit, participants could also benefit from opportunities to further develop their professional network.

The structure and content of the course will provide guidance on your litigation strategy, on some procedural or drafting choices (especially in view of filing submissions) and how to present your legal arguments (during the written and the oral phase of the proceedings, during requests for interim measures or in view of an appeal).

Prior to the course, you will be given access to the course materials on our digital learning platform. This includes a short questionnaire, which will help us to identify any specific questions you may have so we can consider as many of them as possible during the course.

Preparatory reading lists and materials will be placed on the platform for those willing to go further or to prepare for a more in-depth. All course materials will be made available to participants.

After the event, additional materials and references to relevant literature, documents and websites will be available on our learning platform.

• Lawyers acting before the CJEU;
• EU civil servants representing the EU Institutions before the CJEU;
• National agents acting before the CJEU;
• National civil servants working in departments representing the government before the CJEU;
• Lawyers with sufficient EU law background and highly interested in the control of legality of EU sanctions.

Course venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers – EIPA Luxembourg
8 rue Nicolas Adames
1114 Luxembourg

Programme Organiser
Ms Nourhene Idani
Tel: +352 621 75 47 11
n.idani@eipa.eu

Fee
The fee includes documentation, refreshments and a lunch. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.

Discounts
EIPA member fee

EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.

Loyalty coupon
As a token of appreciation we offer all our participants a loyalty coupon for one of our future courses. The offer can be shared with colleagues and relevant networks. The coupon will expire one year after its release. This discount is not cumulative with other discounts, except for the EIPA member fee.

Meals
Dietary preferences can be indicated on the registration form.

Hotel reservations
EIPA has special price arrangements with a number of hotels. Most rates are including breakfast and tourist tax. Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please book directly via the links below. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel upon checking out.

Kirchberg

• Hotel Melia*****, at the rate of €219, via tel.: +352 27 33 32 06 or via e-mail: melia.luxembourg@melia.com (booking code: 01350007ZKC)
• Hotel Novotel Kirchberg****, at the rate of €190, tel.: +352 429848-1; booking page: accorhotels.com (Company ID: SC000002048 – Access Code: IN281LU654).
• Hotel D’Coque***, via https://www.coque.lu/coque-hotel-superior/online-booking, tel.: +352 43 60 60 222

Luxembourg Centre

• Hotel Français***, at the rate of €150, tel.: +352 47 45 34; e-mail: info@hotelfrancais.lu; https://www.hotelfrancais.lu/ (Reservation code: EIPA).
• Hotel Parc Plaza****, at the rate of €168, (Reservation code: EIPA0118): https://www.goereshotels.com/parc-plaza-en
• Hotel Parc Bellevue***, at the rate of €137, (Reservation code: EIPA0118): https://www.goereshotels.com/belle-vue-en: +352 44 23 23 23 23; e-mail: reservation@goereshotels.com;
• Hotel Domus***, at the rate of between €144 and €156, tel.: +352 46 78 78 1; fax: +352 46 78 79; e-mail: info@domus.lu; https://www.domus.lu/(Reservation code: EIPA) – breakfast not included
• Hotel Simoncini****, at the rate of €180, tel.: +352 22 28 44; e-mail: simhotel@pt.lu or simoncinihotel@pt.lu; https://www.hotelsimoncini.lu/.

Railway Station Area

• Hotel City****, at the rate of €165, tel.: +352 29 11 22; e-mail: mail@cityhotel.lu; cityhotel.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.

Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants. EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 2 weeks before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).

A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.